READ/SPELL – first phonetic words with vowel ‘u’

Reading / Spelling

• This resource pack of 7 pages covers: hearing, reading, spelling and using 2 and 3-letter phonetic words containing the vowel ‘u’

• The vowel ‘u’ is highlighted in red

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Last updated
18th July 2025

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• If a word is phonetic it means the word can be sounded out using the phonetic sounds of individual letters

• First phonetic words with vowel ‘u’ can be used alongside first phonetic words with vowels ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’ and ‘o’ and the first tricky words

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